Big W
Big W (stylised as BIG W) is an Australian chain of discount department stores, which was founded in regional New South Wales in 1964. The company is a division of the Woolworths Group and as of 2024 operated 179 stores, with around 18,000 employees. Big W stocks clothing, health and beauty, manchester, kitchenware, toys, pet items, office items, books, televisions, gaming consoles, video games, some furniture items, snack food and small electrical household appliances both on its website and in
Basic Information
- Category: Retail
- Founded: 1964
- Headquarters: Sydney, Australia
- Website: bigw.com.au
Documented Facts
- Email: w2446_66_mens_ct_special_210520@2x1.png (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
Evidence and Sources
- Big W — Official Site (official)
- Big W on instagram (social)
- Big W on facebook (social)
- Big W on linkedin (social)
- Big W — Wikipedia (reference)
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- Recorded profile date: 2025-10-27T17:05:08.493Z
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AI summary
Big W (stylised as BIG W) is an Australian chain of discount department stores, which was founded in regional New South Wales in 1964. The company is a division of the Woolworths Group and as of 2024 operated 179 stores, with around 18,000 employees. Big W stocks clothing, health and beauty, manchester, kitchenware, toys, pet items, office items, books, televisions, gaming consoles, video games, some furniture items, snack food and small electrical household appliances both on its website and in
Available profile information
- Official website is captured for entity disambiguation.
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